Obama Administration Denies Snowden Petition
Jul 29, 2015 A petition titled "We The People," which sought the pardon of Edward Snowden and garnered 168,000 signatures, has been denied by the Obama administration.
ACLU Moves to Shut Down NSA’s Ongoing Bulk Phone Data Collection
Jul 15, 2015 Just after he signed the USA Freedom Act in early June, President Obama took steps to ensure that the government's contentious practice of collecting Americans' phone records in bulk, one of the main sticking points in the tussle over the bill, could continue through the end of 2015.
Obama Lawyers Asked Secret Court to Bypass Public Court’s Decision on NSA Spying
Jun 9, 2015 The Obama administration asked a federal court to resume the NSA surveillance programs ended by the expiration of parts of the Patriot Act on June 1.AUDIO: Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer: Rebellion and the Freedom Act
Jun 7, 2015 Update: Transcript added. Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and columnist Chris Hedges argue over the significance of the USA Freedom Act -- specifically, whether it represents a meaningful challenge to the national security and surveillance state.Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and columnist Chris Hedges argue over the significance of the USA Freedom Act—specifically, whether it represents a meaningful challenge to the national security and surveillance state.
Can the U.S. Government Still Spy on Me?
Jun 6, 2015 The expiration of certain parts of the Patriot Act and passage of the USA Freedom Act ended authority for several forms of surveillance of U.S. citizens. But the government still has ways of listening to your phone calls.AUDIO: ‘Left, Right & Center’: The Clown Car Grows
Jun 6, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the new entrants into the presidential race, the Senate’s passage of the USA Freedom Act and whether political correctness on college campuses has gone too far.
Truthdiggers of the Week: Edward Snowden and Rand Paul
Jun 6, 2015 These strange bedfellows, who share the view that unrestricted government spying is a violation of the Constitution, were the major forces in ending the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records and passing the USA Freedom Act.
USA Freedom Act: Where Do We Go From Here?
Jun 5, 2015 There is a long way to go despite the passage of the USA Freedom Act, explains digital rights watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Obama Administration to Ask Secret Court to Revive NSA Surveillance
Jun 5, 2015 The Guardian on Wednesday reported that the Obama administration “intends to use part of a law banning the bulk collection of US phone records to temporarily restart the bulk collection of US phone records.”
Edward Snowden on the Expiration of Surveillance Powers: ‘This Is the Power of an Informed Public’
Jun 5, 2015 The whistleblower who let Americans know their government had trained its surveillance powers on them as a matter of policy takes stock of the legislative and technological progress that has been made in the two years that have passed since his revelations.
